Foreign registration · Form DOS-1335-f-a

Washington Corporation Foreign Registration in New York

To do business in New York, a corporation formed in Washington registers there on Form DOS-1335-f-a, with $225 in state fees. New York may ask for Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Washington records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Washington and New York side by side

	Washington formed here	New York registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Form DOS-1335-f-a, Application for Authority (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$20	$225 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with New York
Paid expedite		24-hour $25, same-day $75, 2-hour $150
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	dos.ny.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	During the calendar month of authorization to do business in NY, every 2 years
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our New York registered agent

How Washington companies register with New York

We prepare and file Form DOS-1335-f-a
It lists us as your New York registered agent, next to your Washington name and formation date. If New York wants the Washington certificate, it is ordered first. Once New York approves it, the Washington company can do business there.

Your Washington name and New York's rules

We search New York's records for Washington's name on file before anything is filed.

Your New York agent and the Washington one

Washington and New York both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Washington; ours takes New York's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: New York and Washington

Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70); New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Washington to New York

An LLC formed in Washington files Form DOS-1361-f-a with New York ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and New York's Biennial Statement ($9). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New York into Washington

A corporation formed in New York that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about New York

Does my Washington company need to register in New York?

Yes, once a Washington business operates there; New York registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: New York issues one to Washington corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Washington corporation in New York?

$424 at checkout; New York may also want Washington's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the New York registration take?

New York's standard processing takes 7 business days, plus time for Washington's certificate if New York asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $25, same-day $75.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and New York?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Washington's report ($70) and New York's report ($9, every two years).

What if I don't register with New York?

A Washington company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New York require a registered agent?

Yes: the Washington registered agent stays, and ours covers New York for year one.

Can I form a new New York corporation instead?

Yes, but Washington keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New York's Biennial Statement ($9), and the original keeps Washington's Annual Report.

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